Politics

The second national youth conference of the National League for Democracy (NLD) will be held at Myanmar Convention Centre (2) in Nay Pyi Taw on April 7, said Maung Maung Oo, chairman of the commission for organising the conference.

The conference will be attended by NLD's central executive committee members and young representatives from various states and regions.

"We have over 75,000 youth representatives from various states and regions. Over 260 youngsters democratically selected from those 75,000 youths will be participating in the conference," said Maung Maung Oo.

YANGON- Dr Win Myat Aye, Union Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, will be going to Bangladesh after 10th April aiming to discuss about repatriation program, Nay Win, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, told to Eleven Media Group yesterday.

“Date for leaving to Bangladesh has been submitted. But, the approval isn’t decided. I think, the date will be around 11th April,” said Nay Win.

The government is responsible for organizing a national-level political dialogue for New Mon State Party, Minister Kyaw Tint Swe of State Counsellor Office, Vice-Chairman of National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) said.

The remarks of the minister came from the coordination meeting on national-level political dialogue held at Office of Mon State Government in Mon State on April 2.

A ceremony to welcome the new President Win Myint, who becomes the 10th president of Myanmar was held in front of the Maha Bandoola Park on April 1 afternoon. It was led by Magway Sayadaw U Parmaukkha.

President Htin Kyaw elected after the 2015 General Election as resigned from office on March 21.

It was attended by people who desire rule of law and order, some organizations, members of former political prisoners association, farmers’ organization.

YANGON- For Humanitarian affairs, Ursula Mueller, Second Highest of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) will be paving a visit to Myanmar from April 2nd to 8th, according to the statement of United Nations OCHA Myanmar released on April 1st.

Ursula Mueller who is also under Secretary-General of the UN OCHA and Emergency Relief Coordinator will go to Kachin and Rakhine States during his tour.

It is now two years that the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, elected by the people, has been in office.

Just as I am doing so, all Government Ministries will be reporting to the people on what they have accomplished, their strengths as well as weaknesses. They will be reporting to you earnestly in keeping with the motto we chose last year, “together with the people”.

A lot of effort should be put into making reforms the people long for and increased emphasis will be placed on media role, an eye and an ear of the people in addition to exercising close supervision on slowly-reforming-departments, said Win Myint, newly-elected president.

Win Myint, who became a new president, was sworn into office before the Speaker of Union Parliament at the regular session of Union Parliament (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) in Nay Pyi Taw on March 30 and then made a speech.

The National Defence and Security Council has been reorganised as new President Win Myint has started taking office, according to the notification No.2/2018 issued by the President Office of Myanmar on March 30.

The notification says the council has been reorganised in accordance with the provisions stated in article 201 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and article 10 (a) of the Union Government Law.

The second meeting of Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) was held in Pansang, headquarter of United Wa State Party (UWSP), on March 26th, according to the Nyi Yan’s facebook who is also UWSP’s second in-charge of Liaison Office in Lashio.

Nyi Yan also wrote on his Facebook that the General N’Ban la, Chairman of Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) who is also Chairman-2 of FPNCC and leaders from seven organizations which are permanent committee members of FPNCC attended the meeting.